New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17


Of feeding esreeIally when they'd q baby to feed
too, he thought. And she must take ono Of the
His Chief fear was she'd be too soft hearted to
like to leave him behind; ana ye! oe knew ~
couldn't be done under eonp also ., Tbou@S
he said. aUarn her MajeSty's nails ne darent
delay EN- LONG. for all tha!. dsIa nn1ns su
wouldn't burt EN- or him either; but deIsylne eni
wonid be the very devil tor them, and him too.
As soon as /. was light, he set TO work separating
the things he was going to keep from those no was
called her in 10 Ike to himself lie looked at the two
sieepIng the oIher side of the fire under Inc open
snft arms; but the mother was lying just about as
nncomfortably as it's possible to lie so as to shelter
the child. standard. who noticed evsfyt n
mazda a note of this, and thought he Work on HOT
maternal feelings most to get her 10 90 on IN Tie
''I After : he'd fed "Ladv," about o'clock. he
must have the horse that carried tro hoysl sne,
mail "A smart as possible. Later on, whsn ne saw
the woman after hor nights rss' ~ b tn of
he was quite pleased to see how much better she
looked. las oo ,u;,h
He had TO saw he shouldn't DO so far behind, and
swear he could walk pretty nearly as as fast last as
fire the pistol, and told her to let Lady choose
the way If she felt doubtful about the track among
the gumtrees Of course ne cheerea nSr ap a an me
babv 90 alone eli that way. You see, there were
busfrsngers to be feared then. He was afraid to
say much about taking care OF inc mas ior rear oa
front Of the saddle, and that sue must take en-
straight TO the ofcr and not let any one but the
people of the Office touch them d1e1 ne soa h nGp
and her husband. lie said-as he saw her sitting
SO easy in the saddle, and the baby lying ID ner
Ian. tied TO her by her shawl and her right arm
free for tho pistol, II need be- his spirits rose Dt-
sho looked able TO do it. he wanted TO giyo her
bis mail badge but she says nj sn SS". ante scs
what she meant But when II was all over--bnt
there il I tell you the story that way you'll know
We'll. there amt much moro to tell aztec all.
Mother she rode straight along the track into
GIndaroo Ali see I've told Won now yes IL
was my mother, that was aud I'm the baby
She said why she wonldn't wear the badge was
for the reason as sho hung her snaw, over liie
maba as soon as she was Gdt h on nman
sight. No one, she Thought, would tnihh "ohah
and child worth robbing. ..,
She left him just at the beginning OF the forest resi-.
He says he walked by the horse OIL 10 se g tow
gentle cante He used to say he never IeIt 90 ueaa
lonely as when the brave creature turned round
God bless Won for saving his life "-meanine me in
her arms land tnen was hid from him IN the trees
Well, to cut long story short, mother ana me
rode INTO Gundsroo at o o'clock. two and bali
hours after time. All the place turns out 70 see
who it was. woman riding alone with baby
They were all 40 took up with tne Young woman
tney never noticed she was on Lady, though
there must have been lots as knew STANDARDS marc
well enough.
Mother was dead tired; and was asleep as COM
Portable as am now by this fire.
She rides straight up to the post-olice, ana one
Of the chaps lifts her down but she wouiah 10,
ono of EN- touch the mal-bags but draes them on
herself and says. standing on tho doorstep Win
me IN her arms, and the mails at her feet: " III you
please gentlemen, I've brought In the mails no
gentleman lent mo his horse. | was lost ana VIII
you send horse TO meet him: lies waking from
the fern gully. And Lady - to be seen TO-
please" Aud then she drops down on INC e'op
pretty nigh done.
The chars set to and cbsercd her-cheer after
cheer Til mother was drawn in out OF the noise by
tho nostmaster's wife who told 'em they ought to
know better than make n lady 30 shameiaced, so
tired "a sbe was too Tho old lady was quite as
astonjahed as any OF them for all she SAID 10 the
chaps to old their noise and quite proud 10 nave
the first hearing OF it all from mothor as snc puI
her and me to bed in her own room We'll the en-,
of il was. Standard he was right enough, ana
brought in the next afternoon. Bnt tney never
found my poor father and his chnm-hot VIZ
months after and then 1t was bones they found.
Mother she stayed on, and helped the postmistress
at Gundaroo. who was getting oldish. ,
So that's how a woman brought her Majesty
malls into Gundaroo; and that's why I'm called
Don't SEQ vhyf On forgot to soy that whom !
was cbristened month or 80 after, mother ca',c"
me after Standard, as hal saved us both. pldh
toll Won his name was Hector i-fef, Ior SNORT.
Het Standard. he was: I'm lfct barnerman pu'
mother she is Mrs Het Standard now, post
mistress of Gundaroo | dessay you guessed rs
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